Getting Around in PowerPoint

PowerPoint has five views, each of which gives you a different way of looking at your work. Open a view by clicking its corresponding button, located at the bottom of the main window.

Slide view   Use this view when incorporating text and graphic elements, creating “progressive disclosure” builds (called animations), and modifying the appearance of a slide.

Outline view   Work with slide titles and main text in this view. It’s best for organizing and developing presentation content.

Slide sorter view   This view is best for arranging and ordering slides, adding transitions, and setting timing.

Notes page view   Create notes for the presenter in this view. Draw and type anything you want on a notes page.

Slide show   In this view, each slide fills the screen, and you can see the effects of transitions, animations, and timing.

Find your place   When you use the vertical scroll bar in slide view or notes page view, a slide indicator appears, telling you exactly which slide you’ll land in when you release the mouse button.

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Want to know more?   Look up Getting Results - First Presentation in Help.